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Fallon County Times (Baker, Mont.), 13 July 1916, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn84036037/1916-07-13/ed-1/seq-1/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
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DAUGHERTY.” V !.. f t f c ; i • ^ : - ‘t ‘ ^Will Gilman; -nightwátchman';:at’ tl\e Montana -Petroleum Company’s plant! was. found, asphyxiated by' gas;. at\.10 minutes past seven Wednesday, morning;.. • ■' , .... , . The gruesome ' discovery' was inade when George Laucomer, the - fore man- and-Clarence Faber, the' tool- dresser, went to work'.'; ; ' _ i i .(J-’ ¡ í J ; • Gilman’s body was ‘'found- lying prostrate at the bottom of the small; piti - Nearby‘wás'-á-:wrench^ indícate . ing- he-had entered-there; to™adjtist a .pipe, -• r.y V - ; 5^ - ;,.-A ...r It is supposed that Gilman went into the pit at about five, .o’clock, that-being the‘Usual hour ;f or get'ting up; steam, ancPin the;opinidn of;'the doctor' life had beén extinet\ only ' a' short time! ■ r . t - . \ “ The pit-ór^én'closüre^wás_coñsi'déf 5 T ed: extremely dangerous, lar'ge> ac-' 'cumulations of' gas being present- there at all times. «. . K - - ^ .... Supt.„.Albers^! _ .was . ,„ immediately! -notified-by—the-^company’s—foreman- arid hurried to' the'well; in' ari jautor ' mobile a few minutes after the'body' was found. .. . • •;!, • ■ ' , ' Why; Gilman should- táke the risk 7 whichTc«st'ihim‘_his- life is-a-.mystery1 .un«platii^;jkrid which !the coroner’s jury will ^investigate; . — jhad»^warjied- Gilman timé; and . time jagain^never to go down;in that -pit alone. Don’t go down there even for a minute , unless, there is a man. with you, I told him;.'.. And óür'fóré-; man had also;-admonished him, •- 'Gilf; man knew the 'dangerous risk he ás-, sumed. announced'. :th eir,*,:^ -Fallon Countv’s^assëssmént roll fori lÇlô^ .accôrding .to ¡figures,, compiled; by Assessor Charles ^Hughes .and his] deputies, shows .an increase of $800,-.‘- m -- ^ • ir:' The ; total'assessed, valuation of: all,; property.- ‘ within - the county, both l realiarid personal,‘-for-1916,iis';$7!684,-; ■369.\—Thè-grand total--for l915 was• $6;883^98.- :S, /flfese ' amounts ’ do\ not' ihcfude the»; railroads within the county: - That assessment isfrmade^by; the .state’ board ofiequajizatiôm-ï, Thé; assessed ;- ’valüâtîofi'ipf 'railway - lines v with in' the- CQunty-iinv-1915 vwas -$716,431. I t . ■vÿill^b e-^inçr.eas ëd4this-ye|.r-f r.omUh ei fact .that -a1 new line-has: been--con-^' ;strucred- from- Beech-to- Orlie 7 ràboutt seven/niilea-.being^within'- this coun- K^ortitërmjPa.cifife ¿minéral reserVa-? tions>aàe assessed; for $242)561, which: is; included in.’ the figuresgiven, but ’> the /• railroad ;i;hei etofòre-/,?. contest-, ëd; the payment of these taxes arid! it^is-notplikely^the'-count-yr^tréasùryi will : be ,‘enriched..therefroni' this.' fall, i .CA^.tabulation 'of_'figures; inr-fhem-l- selves • are..'nbt-;: mterestinjg Creadihg); but- by getting on-top '-,of...them;;and; lookingdpwn ; we « glean. f actsj ,;that i make, ; them;-'less prosaic. V . W h «r«-‘ a r« 7 *tli« P igji«-W iggie* ? .Misi ..Whitney, .the deputy^ycalled ; our \-attentiofr-Vto /.the!' 5 ' diniiniching.’ -nrirabdr- -of^-.-pigs v;;m-' Eallòh'-%Gó.urity.i •Rron^22Òi3C! fasti I^'air^tfîèÇri tób%:!KtS« dropped-to. 1836 . Where are .the. pig-%; gie-wiggiës Maybe they . burrowed\ under the straw staçk' arid -thè\ as-- sessor’s men,failed, to firid- them. . CattleIndustry- Lead«. . —That-thë^cattlë-industr-y-still-holds- an-important- place-in-the-county-is- the inquest was held by .Acting ! indicated by the-assésshient. •'Both! Coroner Burns,..the .witnesses being ,.m numbers .and. dollars.cattle, are in. examined by County Attorney Dous-! the lead. ;. ' I : . - . man. . - ‘ - Thè, figures show . there are 41,736 The facts relating to the finding of -cattle-with an assessedCvaluation of; the body and the probable mahner of $1,103,966, an-increase in’riuriiber over- his death werè related substan.ially l»st year of 10,789 and $273,065 in . ^!- a . v .trTheJticap’waiL'covrired-^ith^ \ Gilman ‘ pulled;,one..of these-,tip!'and,1 went' down:<th'raiiia:h the openirig. The deadly !’ vapor doubtless oyercame him in the space_ of a few minutes; Five million cubic ..feet of gas' are -escaping from—our-well-every^day^ M w iÿ N e w ; C a n d id a tè i l ^ ¿Su^níítíonSRj^íéy ’ a n d - : b e - ' G é ÿ | l i f 5 t Î i e i W : >i \ 1 *i » - , V ’ . . . . . . .................. : The, Times subscription^campaigp,. is . drawing to,-,a ■ close—^ust . a !4ittjk:; overithreq weeks remain.- Thrift who- expect; to.-win: should' makeVfhe- best of^th^remainMgzday.s.:iE.vel;iyJh3iri^ should befutilized by,’ca 11 ihg on - yojii.; iriends-^nd'those-whp-have-prpriuiied^ i i f / M l n c 4« K c / « < * 4 r \ l ' 4 / \ M « n . i - U a ‘ 4* « « m a .1 ceives; benefit;,' ;of ^¡this^ \.preliminary. . .. . . . ....... . , work—’dond^by^otK^rs^and-lx^jitrict. •you'a subscription., Now Js'tKe-iime?.. atteritiori' to:. the •'workj iof - securing to iret those oromises,',in:/ati rioitiirie' ■suhsr.rintiton* . 'and-,-\votes -dtirinor tp_get..thpse^p.iiomisesrin;;abnb;t^ during the contest ,will.i!:ybUV:receiv^- ais; many votes as at this time,;, -THel big .Special;, '.-Offer of V50,000 vExtrai Yotes closes'July 22, and wiirpositiy-- ely notbe repeated.;;-;. ; - ■' >; Chanc«.;To;W in Even a young woman who' enters; ;the-campaign NPW , and! putisVifprth^ vigorous;\a,nd barriest^efforts^duriliig the remaining days' of the campaign, Has; an excellent • .chance ¿of ‘’winning the Ford; touring’ car ar.’one-of.. the Jother.. prizes. -;It 'is. not how much' time!spent that is;going;to -decide the * ;'-V »a • *• ,, ‘ _ * _ . • _y .. the:|bri^starits.;arid'th,e campaign it- self' haurally' makes!‘if. a much, easier matrer'i to \ secufe/ithe' '■'subscriptions-. N0W,.than' it.;was a few weeks ..ago.' !Qa^^ol!dbesiibaliw^bjJc^N subscriptitoris ¡ and:-,- votes -during .these.f ew ,'rema ining, lyeeks.can, easily. come?.in -on; the., top/- I T -IS*NOT TOOi!;*'LATEi;; t o - - S T A R T : and \the FIELDt W I L L 'NEVER BE, ;RIPER FO R—AN^E ARNESTVrWO l^ERj-IllL you?value; apprize \of. realyworth and, earnestiy'-dfesire ito. attáin'^hév auto mobile.' VENTER^, AT • QNCE; ' or.- i f you,?.are.:already. in, íSTÁRT^WORK ING NOW-» > . / -■ ■ ; ,.«<r..Kw.J:14*t--Trcn«f«?«]bWi.,;',,’;' ' : ' . ¡-.Eqjfthfc benefit ¡-of 1 th'^ri^eröuii; mquifi&k’and o th er sin ter « t e d 'iii ; the! ,At - an -adjbufried-,meeting;,ipf ’ the! board;of county,commissioners, July , 6 th,\at \which ;;aH ‘ . members ' were present,’ the, contract? for the new jail was awarded to H: F.„ Griesy, the . well-kriown 'TocaLcpntractor.-.. ‘ The contract ’ for^the!;Keating' and. plumbing; ,vvas let ,to A. .,C:-',. Jasi)er- son; of Baker, his _ bid being for 150 feet ‘¿ddi'ti 6 'rialiradii.tion 'in the-court house!' • •'? , \ % ‘.T h e Pauly J ail Building Co.,. St. Louis, Mo., .were'-.awarded; the ,con- tract?-for,Jtrie.rMeel .Uwork!:- which, in cludes the jail cells!, Their -bid, the only; one received; was , $4220.- ;.- . ¿ .Griesv’s . bid ‘ for --erecting! and completing the jail; ,except.plumbing and - beating- .-arid 1 steel ;\work, ' was, for- a two-story building;-. $5620; for a'- one-story- building,’ $3841,20., . •> • ' ’ f Th‘ere_T#ere.^numerotis- other -ibids^ m o st-o{:them —corisiderably-higher, all'of; which, .were; Rejected because they- Were 'not’' received a t the',time specified ¡fiy'thek'bbaTd-'ibVV;';' J k )M and tion'al;: was for a’; two-story/building;;;-^.., . vl The ,St. Lo,uis' coriipahyi-wjlLfurnish ‘ lOr iii^a ‘ few 'hours;-what -it* takes 'others, weeks. tP .do,,-and ,t|rese eager work ers 'naturally? ' have- more tifne to?devote; to their work than .those whose .work is;slower.! But the .cam paign - has1' daily increased in irn-, oortance: since, its inauguratio~n 7 ~and as given above. Clarence Faber, tpol sharpener, was the.first witness. With-Foreman value. M or« Hors««, Too. The're are ,19,876- horses in the. Laucomer he went to the well short- county, the assessed value of which: ly -after' seven o’clock. It-was .he /is $804,525. This is an increase of 337.: ly Avho first discovered that something was wrong;- the. steam w a.s not ,up as/usual and Gilman^was xnissing. He saw a monkey wrench and piece of The valuation increase is $4391. Sh««p, Diminishing.' • . With the fencirigjof'the'ranges and; the water holes, the large flocks of' chalk—lying_mear...the: -opening into-! sheep are being diminished, but the^ the pit. A board had been'removed') figurés show 71,684, valued at $177,-. r - - .i.t. i-i--- j .-- '416. ’ This ; is'a \decrease'of 3268 in number and $3851' in\ valuë. the amount onnterest, exhibited by the people of Baker, and vicinity in :o itfansfei'/yqtesf'tp'-anotheri!?^!;;<> ‘ , , H o w ,Vok«ts: Ars SscurifI i In all cases?\ra,ere;votes/aTe'-issued' subscriptions -* must- be , paid\for ’. in cash? »The . full amount of ..money mristrbe' sent-or~brought 7 to~-the-con-- rest;—'department— of— The— Faillon County Times., ■ from this. Peering ' into the; dim lijght the two men saw Gilman’s lirnp body astride a , cross-piece at,'(the. bottom, his 1 face set toward the cas ing from which /gas~ was .escaping. His body was cold.' They left the body where it was arid hurriedly called .a, doctor .and notified Supt.; Albers/ ' ' ’’ Household furniture shows .an in crease of ..$4314, the total being $35,- 155. • V i -• ; / There'were $7540 worth o f musical instruments .turned in to the asses-j sor. , ... I :’ Merchandise shows a'gain of near- j Dr. Hays' testified that, from ' a l l 1 ly. $46.000, .the total, this year being j aopearance, Gilman . ca!me ...to' his $132;002. V ' \ ., ’ ' - ' • death by asphyxiation. There'were | Farming' machinery and im- no marks of violence. ' plements shows a little over $64,000, - Frank Hitch testified that Gilman .while harness and saddles were had been repeatedly, warned by him- assessed for-$35,039.-.; ' — self- and-others, not_fo—enter- the- pit~ alone. . • . Foreman George Laucomqr gave practically ..the -same, testimony... as Mr. .Faber_„ ... .... . . .. ,, .. . .. It,,is .the general belief;.that .Gilman •went'dowri''f'oi:reniove 'a clod of earth .which obstructed the gas.jet. ; The- gas is used., for fuel <to tdriye^.the Nearly—$60,000—ig—represented-/by- threshing machinery.; and- traction engines. Carriages and wagons, in .the. .aggregate, .are „assessed,..for...up wards ,..pf;.$ 8 , 0 Q.:.more. 0 ..than.. all ;the. automobiles .in ,the.,county. ....... ‘-'The 'figures' show ' ^ automobiles, valued at $34,545. - : . There’u's-one;' gasoline launch and' i - C ___ ___, ______ ____________________________________ , • _ f engine. It was probably !at 4:30^this . two,;motor’ cycles^ according to thei mbrning the tragedy occurred;4 that assessor’sVecord^and'bank stock is; being the usual hour: for -firing' up assessed for $54,(»5. r . > thlf engine. ' T*16 total'valuC/ot* all livestock ,is) \Oilm a n -first, came- to this \county i $2>2?5,087; an_increase^of ^271,776. j six'!or sey.en years ago.,He..bbuglff—a/| ..The—tptM-rva.lue.-..of-;a.ll--personal-; steam plow outfit- and' was 'later as-' .property, $2^591,232;, an increase of sociated wit Jack ;Pratt in;..success- indarly $250,000., : ■- • “ fui:business undertakings. At th'at.| :Total ^alue of real estate 'and, lm- time he is said to have inherited1 a•'•prove.ments, -^093,137.; • an- increase. Jarge sum of money.,; He took the , of-nearly .$550,000: • ' , position .as, riightwatchman' ; about. , estate ' represented b y ? three moriths. ago. ,/ .^4»^,092,839.^aeres of land, abqut l63JK)0:' While-engaged in a. humble *occu- a^reSv ° f .which are railroad land, pation, Gilman was held in h i g h e s t i , c h q q l ;: l a n d > . resriect by his employers and by the - is estimated at 134{400.; - ~ f- people of this commupityi- He .was There« are 38 miles of ..-telegraph- true blue all the way’ through; of a bnes in the county; 305 -m iles.of* kiridly disposition,,strictly attentive .telephone lines; and^ohly two miles .to;,his own business ¡and 6 f a cheer-, j:°t; high power '■:( ä a ,r i < i i d ä t e ,s i i n t h e T i m e s C o n t e s t . D i s t r i c t O n e Miss Mabel Damon ........... Baker ............ 1000 Mrs. John Heifrin / ___ _ ____ .Baker .. . . ..................... - 7,160 ; :Mrsr-Nellie -'Marggart . . . . . . Baker ....................... .'. 20,640 . Mrs. Ben Evers , . . ................ Baker ....................... -' 17,020 Mrs. L. P. Chuning . . . '. ........ Baker ....................... 8,000 — — _ D i s t r i c t T w o Mrs. A.' T. McNab .............. Ekalaka .................... Miss Merva Ridgway ........ Camp Crook . ........... •Miss Elsie McD.onell ...... . Camp Crook ............... 1000 Miss Ester H a h n .........' ........ Westmore ............... 22,040 M iss.' Ella, .Houstain' . ........... Westmore ............... 1000 1000 1000 . Miss Agnes Miss- Evelyn Ha!ven ...... Mrs. Agnes M oline ........ Miss Grace Dennis ...... Miss Florence Abrams .. —Mlss-Almcta-AViley ___ ... \Miss Inez, Biffje !.. / ........ . Miss Thelma’ Jones* • ........ Miss Lucy .Gross ........... , Miss'’ Janie -Hight- -. . /.-... Miss Wilma Sandy ........ / -Miss. Iiiez Cleveland ......, —Miss.- Ruby. .Rennan.. ... ... ... I -Miss-Adolphine- Ghlrich- .- . r Maggi e^ScioldJL._./._.i.._.. ... I Laura ^Robinson v.'j i \ Mrs. Ahna^A. Champney , ; Verna Borijd' !'k. . . t ! . ': : Mrs. J. D. ^Patterson ____ Mrs. ¡P. A. Barber . ......... .. Sykes . ............ ! .......... 1000 .. W illard ..................... 6,000 ., -Dennis . ... ................... .1000 ' ■ • Dennis > • • « • • • * * • 1000 . • * D e n n i s • • « • • « • • • • • * • • • ■ 1000 • « „ D e n n i s • • • • • • • • * * * * • .1000 . . - Plevna ...............;. . 1000 ^« Elgin * • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • 1000 • • Elgin ^ • • » • • f * * * * » « * * * * 1000 * « Elgin # * * • * • • • • * • * • • • • 1000 • * Elgin • • « • • • • • Í Q 00 . « • ■ 1 w 1 c h . 1 h . 1 c 3 » . . . . . . . . . . . . . •>* * * 1000 . ___ Wills® Creek /. .-; 1000 •• . .- Wills Ci;eek , ! . . ..aooo .. IBoyes 7 .';•!.. / . . . . ... ¡1000 - • • *Boyes # • • • • • • • • • • • • •1000 . . Boy.es ....... . : 1000 ; •« Bisher 1000 :' .. B ish e r ........... . .......... 1000 • • Bisher> . * * * • • * * * * • * • • ’ * • • Í 0 Ó 0 » ï r ï M ' & M I ---.'»Él \M i' , námés--are iri'entibned will norp erjriitjV J ; ;v£- iheirJnámes;'to,’ápp'¿ar'Íoh:thefballot'--v-'V^-,(' 4 ;.| | l at' ,the/primar,ies,;:but',for -'the /most-*-, ' ^ part they/ have.-. in tHe .-primaries \for thé; offices tliëÿ V now/hold/’* ? • ; / i- . ,. Petitions;.are being freely.,circu- lated thrbrighout; the eburitÿ. These; - ’ must/bé'/filè'd’/ori - or ; before August1;- 14th,:i5;days;b'efore.:the primary nom inating'Convention,August ,29th., ' • , ..Legal -forms/for these nominating pëtitions'''âre;.on' sale at the • Times ,. statibriery-'’dèpàrtm,ent. » , For treasurer,’ E./H! Trahduiri' and . R: B. Lowry/ are/out; for. the nomina tion , on. the Democratic ticket: ,E. F. L'entz. the prCsent incumbent,' is not eligible/underathe;. law/ for:’another !• terni.' ; ;George Hough -has filed for' thëARepùblicari • noriiiriatiqnV \ ¿i. —Frank/ Ç.' Burin : for--. clerk . arid,' re?. : corder will. beCat candidate to-sue!-' ceed. hiriiseif, / H is’ .Democratic opT- ponent/has .riotiirilrtCTializedrbut-theit- .nàriiéi qf ;E.i,F. . Lentz “.Has . been mentioned;; in~cqnnectibn 7 with? thisT' Ralph Keener;-will, be renominated without? ¿‘ppositibn; for .clerk. .of ’ LXL' í four tdol-proòf'?ceìUy^'Acqérdis^jt'd>', plans ’’a n d specificatiq'nsìiòf' Lime?ft/ Ha,ir;e,‘ : ''thè'^/.architeê'tsfeqL’i'BUliari sfrid;?agf'ée.; ,'tòv.shàyi' i éòiqp ièt ed 'I ' /s éfs^.oïj^ |stñ s .'wèrés'iùhmKfira? building, and'.'one1* for/ á ’ tw'orstqry. building. The commissioners have concluder to erect a'- two-story build-. ing.,_ _ y , 7 '/ / 7 »• Under the law they are limited’ to an : expenditure- of .$ 10 , 000 , or' less, for- a'building of~£His character- MINNEAPOLIS MINISTER WILL 1 Rev/H. L Anderson, of Minneapo lis, arrived , here yesterday,. and Saturday will be installed as pastor of^ the - German Lutheran-church In this city. Sunday he will be in ducted into the pastorate .at Willard. Rev.-J/ O.-.'Wanberg,: of Bowman, will, conduct»the ceremonies, which .wiir.be held at the Congregational church-at-Baker— ____ __ . 7 l r^ 2 ; _ The - new minister is a - graduate of St. Olaf college;, also of the ,.U. G.- Theological' seminary, St. Paul, Minn. ■ ■\'• >.-/ - • . < Later dates .will be ^announced for Carlyle, and,Ollie. . pointed ‘by the côr^miç'siqheis/tq/j riv..\. out -.the vacancy/ caused'/by? ; the'\reV' l’reVV-.'.',/r:.'?^| 4 .he signatiori’ bf - George Grant; Demo -1 crat,'-Has'filed a/petition for nomina- tion'as auditor/The Democrats will’ have a strong man ’-tcf-v contest for fill temperament.- -The unfortunate man was reputed to?be worth '$40,000'or- $50,000, - but ANNOUNCEMENT. . I herebv respectfully announce to TV-' incompatible as that may seem,Jt.is ;my; friends that I. am a .candidate for. r.ot’ ân unusual occurence. for men o f' nomiriation on. the Repriblican ticket means-to- seek -modest- employment:- rfbr 'm'émbër'''ôf' thT''Hdùse'' bP'Rèp- He/ was 40 years of age and un- rêsentàtives. If elected I shall work mw rie?:, . . . . (fôr a clean and-prosperous Montana Mr. Albers had the.body. embalmed, and especially for the iriterests of awaiting instructions irom^relatives, {Fallon,-.County-. -, .-1 »am /opposed to a- brother at, Medford/ Oregon, land .[double-Crossing .in.public and private one at Mellette,, S. D., to whom he’ business. I want strict enforcement telegraphed. , of ;i‘The.( Corrupt; Practices Act’!/-as Later: A brother, Tornjifrom MeL ’»applied'to thosè* who. want and ex- lette, S. D., arrived last^nightand ,-pect to' hold office./ will make arrangemerits,. as^ to the i /.>/,; J.-. A. W ILLIAM S , disposition.of the •bodyi-i-v-; - \ f ■-- - ■Baker, Montana. THE OFFER - Besides' the regular votes allowed on the various subscription_• payments'; as 'shown in the voting-schedule, we make the con? testants the-following offer of extra'votes' for NEW and OLD sub: scription-'payments : - \ •/ ; 1 W e will, give 50,000 extra votes to every contestant -who sends or brings $ 1500 . ’worth of, subscriptions to.'this office on or béfore Saturday, July 22 . ’ • N E W and.'OLD subscriptions are »worth more votes to you during this, period'than they will be at any future'date'-during this campaign. ' -:. , - - . \ , ■ • ! ^ This is. positively the best offer ç>r; inducement that will be made during the ''campaign. So it is to your .interest to secure as .’many subscription payments as possible during\ this period.. In-other words, a bonus of 3,333 votes will -be \giyen for every dollar you bring.or-^end on or before 10 P. M. July 7 2 .. -, '. . . / .^ , (Continued to 'Page 3 ) - “DRY” MltOCATES AT EKAUKA •At Ekalaka on,-July.- 22; 1916, ; a conference, ¿will be ht.d'for the pur.-' pose of organizing a “Fallon County Dry—Montana—League.—; --- - —»—■ ------ - The program ; outlined is here given : 2- P. M. Address by .Temporary- Chairman, Judge J. -A.-Williams! v 2:30 P. M. ORGANIZATION:. “FAL-: LON COUNTY, ‘DRY MONTANA’ . Campaign.” * ,, ¡.', ' 3:30 P. M. “Young: .Campaigner's in ; Training;” Led by. Katherine ''-Taylor..-- '/ . ! ■> ^ 3:50‘P. M. Short addresses. Led by Rev.. Landis .of Carlyle.;' ■ ; • ' -EVENING 8 o’clock!^ ---- Exercises by’ “Young- - Campaigners.” •. ..Addresses by Rev. W. .S. -Bow- don; .'Briley¡ Douglas, Mrs. Clay McLean, Mrs. J. W. Ewalt, Prof. A. L \Sh a w ‘arid óthéTs. HON! MILES ROMNEY HONORS ; RAKER WITH A BRIEF VISIT Baker was .honored :one day. this' week-vby a visit from,.Hón. (Miles Romney, of Hamilton, one o f ’ the. best\ known men in the state,, and,, carididate for the gubernatorial noms ¡nation on thè Democratic ticket. - ’ Mr.-Romney- is . making a tour-of the principal cities ;of the, state in the interest of his candidacy. . His friends here endeavored to have .him remain -over' a day and /make a speech, but being behind schedule in his itinerary, he was unable, to dò so.’ » ./ ' • . •••__ / . ,./;- • ' '• Mr. Romney is. a veteran' news paper' man and has. been» .identified, with public affairs fof' riiariy years/ He/is-regarded a strong man politic ally. - - : s »•//SI that' ottice;.,». , ' J. C. Cory of Ekalaka has filed his nominating ''petition ' for - county - surveyor? on .the -/Democratic -ticket. For- assessor, Charles E/rHughes,/ generally’ Regarded invincible, will-' be renominated;in!:the' Democratic,', primaries.,» -¡Otto. JEners.on,, Sr.; /of'» Capitol/ is after ’-the ' .'Repubjicair'; nomination! . ’. !•: 1 ' ’/ \ • ' Miss Carrie Bachtle has announ-/ ced'through, the press her candidacy for the Democratic .nomiriation for • superintendent, of,\ schools.. -Miss May Stover, was also -prominently spoken of,; but no. public announce-.: ment of* her candidacy.’ has,-been? made. -^Miss/Annette'. Leonard, Re- / . .. publican,/present; incumbent, will .be *. / renominated.: \ ., S. County /Attorney , . Charles Dous'-/ man' of /course will have theu united •’ support of his party; In the ./Re publican primaries .is likely to devel op* a/ pretty three-cornered ' fight., Joseph Hodgson, present city attor ney, a good campaigner,\ with a large .follow ing,!;-of-personal... friends, . has' announced himself ‘ a. carfdidate,.. as has P./C. Cornish!',\one of.-the wheelrhorses of the .,G. O. P... in'Fal lon County. A-young Ekalaka attor- , ney* - Leon'. Wheeler, * is also to -be/ ■' si reckoned with. • ‘ - There .are.plenty.of aspirants^from- -\- the Republican-ranks for-the Com-.-.' missionership jobs. /T- < A., FitzSim-; - ■. mons,. /of i Calumet, present chair-/-- / man,/may.'consent’ to. .run' »agaitt* .. //• •James' Repper,/ of Plevna,‘is a. hold- ' oVer member bf the \board. - ; Carl y ? Bondell, ’ of. »'Ollie, D/.- D. ¡Howell;' »of.*:/ ‘ \ Albion,' in. the, south/district,.T./F. f; • ,// Schofield .. of, ^Ekalaka, ? , ^ r'thi',-six~. - year .^term,-; have-1 bcen ^ anriounccdZ’^ 1 t Ped /Aker's; rwas airiong/'fheT’first/tq?:• announce his candidacy•:onvthe/Dc- /_ mocratic : ticket. *-ItM L 'i Akerss;is/<a;.,v well-known ./resident/..qf .Webster. ./ Georges-Farwell, .; o f \ Sykes,, presen t; . Democratic- rnember;. we 'mi'der.stand,/.r ■ will 'consent; to»' a renomination. The ? t name .of Horace-'W- Sparks,, .of Bi-..; ker, has also-been prominently/ men-/ :• / ,v --M tioned. -T..: E .». McFarland' 'has ’ also,'' r'■ _ P filed-.for the Republican nomination;; ; t / Rr -E. -Morris, *oh:eV-4)f-.,''the-/vbest. .’/ » ^ / J knQwit Democrats/..and.1 a,highly rre«:* 1 spected. pioneer -of - Fallon, . county,, /- ..¡ ¿.I a little, medicine- with; the -result :th,at; »y-;. - _ Eddie .Booth- and J.udge J./ A vr>V tl- ,.»- , ) / ifc liams are both ’ spoken, o f ; for ■ the...; nomination 'in Jhe'?^^'Republican primaries. .-/»“ f //Both : gentlemen understand political game . from A to »Izzar/l, and, ' a should they .enter/the /contest,\as; i t '. seems likely they twill,- it is sure-to.-.; - 0, bé a’ casé’ o f ’ Greek* -meeting. Greek:>..t/ / ‘SJ Other- candidates: will ../doubtless-/- „■ y ; ;/ ;^ come outsinto, the, open,,withi»..,the' 7-./' > ; f next! thirty/,days/ .. l'-It.»is ? generally, r-; supposed' thaf: t h e ? c a n d i d a l T ' w h o y - ; y - a | openly - announces '‘himself*‘toythe *// / • ».J electors'/'early '; in * thé/gáiñe.;'! h»». distinct/-advantage. •>.>.\ 'Í -i- - 6 ; y ..r;/ -Vìi , A¡ : _ i a \ . . . / S í J
